Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-30
STRIKES MBIoEKOUTs.
Report Full sf Impertant
Facts nnd Figures.
Csnplsss Ressra fur Ne rn.s siz Years
ana sannasy Il IA Pnnslp.l
cuu-. Il IAbus E.osA.s.

WAnnIaazua. Dae. e. --Commiasianar
Wright hag eahmlf1od 70 the eaaxatafy
o. tie ln,eTior the third anuuai rspafI
Of she b1Eeaa of lahor which relates
enfirei3 % he stFlkea nna iookenia ~
llla slx years ended December 81, 1856
Ihe repokl Il 1h6 result OF faosa n1n
eeEniuR strikes and lsakouts for ang *
tended peried Of tinaa. Ths repoKs GOV.
era abou1 100 prinfed nappa nrd rfvaw
eelail1 Of cash strike and lockout o..
period named. Ifexhihits fBcls belenR-
inR . each inoestfial lEenbie f0F eaoh 10,
1ality where tae eEounse Waa fnund WlAn-
cut attemptlnR 70 establish o. decide 0p.
% the conneelion between thena. A sao.
ulafed stalenf<ns shows fhat lha nuaabel
% stltkea ceeurTlnE dnfinR chs lsst six
yeaHg has been SS9. The nambeF 0f e..
tabliahmenaa invuived q 339, and the
general number Of establishments IN
gclved h eneh strike 81. In 1857, fha
report says, tners were, according % the
oest information ob1ainabie, $50 strikes.
lhe details of uhioh ara not available.
Tee buitditg & trades farnished $3.50 of
ihe total number 0f establishments en-
gagad II ths strikes. The total number
employees involved II the whole numher
of strikes for tie entire period is shown
70 have BEN 1,8l8,6 ,62f. The number of
employees IN ali Of the establishments
before the strikes occurred was ,0i2 flS,
whiig tbs whole number employed Ia
the establishments involved after the
strikes occurred was 1. 81. .2f7, q ioss Of
u, ,zs8. There 108. .o33 new emploYes en.
gagged after the strikes, and S1,4S8 we're
Brought from ether pisces than ehoss IA
which tke strikes occurred.
In 2l62 establishments l0ckouts we're
ordered during che period named. Ia
these there were l72, 2,999 employes Be-
foFe tbs lockoats occurred aEd leo. Is
after the iockouis, while the number
actually locked out uaa 159 IS. Thsre
we're 1886 new employees secured al the
closa OF the lookDuts and $3.50 were
brought from other places than ihosa n
which tbs loekouta occurred.
An examination Of the tables ap-
pended to tue report shows fbea New
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,.
Ohio and Illinois represent 7474 per
cent Of the whole numbar Of establish.
menfs affected by the strikes throughout
ihe couutry and 00.05 peg cent. Of ell
establishments aud en-
plCy 58 per cent Of the capital involved
10 the mercantile industries of the
Uniled Efatea. The results of the strikes
50 far as gaining the objects souRht is
concerned are shown 10 be as foil0uss
Success followed In l0f7 Gases or 46.E9
per cent. Of the Whole, partial success
10 1904 or 13.l5 per cent. Of ths whole,
and fatlnFs foIlowc3 In $40 cases or
81. SO per cent. Of the whole. By lock-
cuts So establishments o. 26se5 peF
sent. oe tho whole succeeded IL gaining
ihetr points. 190 or 8.n Per cent. failed.
As 20 the causes OF objects Of strikes
Il Is shown that the increase Of vaaes
vas the principal one and afforded 4s.4l
per cent Of the whols. Tbs other lead
ing causes are given as sfoliowE For re-
duclion Of hours, against reduction of
WagEs. for increase o. Wages and rednc-
lion Of hours, against increase Of hours,
Total for the Eve leading causes 77eS
mar can't.